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 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package net.martinimix.view.common.html;

import com.bluemartini.dna.DNAStringArray;

/**
 * Provides methods to generate javascript objects.
 *  
 * @author Scott Rossillo
 *
 */
public class JavaScriptToolkit {
	
	/**
	 * Creates a new javascript object with the given name and parameters.
	 * This function is a bit of a hack.
	 * 
	 * @param clazz the name of the javascript object to instantiate
	 * 
	 * @param params a <code>DNAStringArray</code> containing the parameters
	 * for the given <code>clazz</code>
	 * 
	 * @return a javascript expression to contruct the given <code>clazz</code>
	 * with the given <code>params</code>
	 */
	public static String createObject(String clazz, DNAStringArray params) {
		
		final StringBuffer obj = new StringBuffer();
		
		obj.append("new ");
		obj.append(clazz);
		obj.append('(');
		
		for(int i = 0; i < params.size(); i++) {
			
			obj.append('"');
			obj.append(params.elementAt(i));
			obj.append('"');
			
			if(i + 1 < params.size()) {
				obj.append(',');
			}
			
		}
		
		obj.append(");\n");
		
		return obj.toString();
	}
	
	private JavaScriptToolkit()  { }

}
